Iconic film studio Miramax sells to Doha-based beIN Media Group | Film | The Guardian Movies Iconic film studio Miramax sells to Doha-based beIN Media Group The company, responsible for such classics as Pulp Fiction and The Crying Game, has been acquired by a global media company best known for airing sports Pulp Fiction was one of Miramax’s first releases following its sale to Disney. Photograph: PR Company Handout Movies Iconic film studio Miramax sells to Doha-based beIN Media Group The company, responsible for such classics as Pulp Fiction and The Crying Game, has been acquired by a global media company best known for airing sports Wednesday 2 March 2016 17.23 EST Last modified on Thursday 3 March 2016 17.43 EST Close This article is 11 months old Miramax, the company founded by Harvey and Bob Weinstein that released Oscar-winning classics like Pulp Fiction, Shakespeare in Love and The English Patient, has sold to Doha-based beIN Media Group for an undisclosed sum.

Disney sells Miramax to investment group for $660m Read more beIN Media Group is a global media company best known for the beIN Sports network, which provides exclusive access to prime sport competitions. The sale, officially announced today, doesn’t come as a huge surprise: in November, Bloomberg News reported it being in the works, with the broadcaster reportedly eager to expand from a sports-focused brand to general entertainment programming. Founded by the Weinstein brothers in 1979, Miramax defined the independent film scene in the ‘80s and early ‘90s thanks to the success of cross-over hits like sex, lies, and videotape and Reservoir Dogs. It sold to Disney in 1993 – Pulp Fiction was one of the first films released by studio following its sale. Miramax also successfully brought large numbers of overseas art films to US cinemas, including Cinema Paradiso , The Double Life of Veronique and Farewell My Concubine. In 2005, the brothers left to form The Weinstein Company, after Disney refused the company permission to distribute Michael Moore’s anti-George Bush documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 .

Under The Weinstein Company, the pair produced Oscar winners like The King’s Speech and The Artist. Disney offloaded the business to a consortium of investors in 2010, including Qatar Investment Authority and Colony Capital, for $660m. The Walt Disney Company has announced the closure of Miramax Read more Miramax still owns the rights to its library of 700 titles, which collectively boast 278 Academy Award nominations and 68 Oscars. Shortly before its move from Disney, the studio prioritized monetizing its catalog of films over backing new productions – but in recent years, the company has re-entered the arena, most recently releasing Mr Holmes and The Wedding Ringer. Titles slated to open this year include Bad Santa 2, Bridget Jones’s Baby and the Sundance acquisition, Southside With You, that documents the first date between Barack and Michelle Obama. Miramax’s television show From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, is meanwhile heading into its third season. In a statement, Steve Schoch, CEO of Miramax, said: “Miramax’s growing 2016 slate is a testament to the incredible work of the team thus far to build on the proud Miramax legacy.

In concert with beIN leadership, we look forward to further expanding our film and television output, broadening our distribution capabilities and fortifying our position as the premiere independent studio brand.” Commenting on the transaction, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of beIN Media Group, added: “We are extremely excited to have achieved this key milestone within our strategy. Miramax is a successful film and television company, providing a strong and recognizable brand, a unique library and industry expertise that complement beIN Media Group’s plans to grow across the entertainment industry and develop new content production. As part of beIN Media Group, we will support Miramax in continuing to build this exciting platform.” According to Variety , Miramax layoffs are not expected as part of the sale and the management team will remain in place. HARVEY WEINSTEIN | The Weinstein Company HARVEY WEINSTEIN Co-Chairman, The Weinstein Company Harvey Weinstein launched The Weinstein Company, a multi-media company, with his brother Bob on October 1st, 2005.

Since its launch, TWC and Dimension Films have also released such films as: Grindhouse, 1408, I���������������m Not There, The Mist, The Great Debaters, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Reader, The Road, Clerks II, Factory Girl, Halloween, A Single Man, The Tillman Story, Piranha 3D, Inglourious Basterds, Blue Valentine, last year’s Academy Award ® winner for Best Picture, The Kings Speech, and this year’s Academy Award ® winner for Best Picture. Harvey Weinstein founded Miramax Films in 1979 with his brother Bob, naming the company after their parents, Miriam and Max.

Under Harvey and Bob’s leadership, Miramax Films released some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful independent feature films, including sixteen Best Picture nominations over a span of sixteen years: The Aviator, Finding Neverland, Chicago, Gangs of New York, In the Bedroom, Chocolat, The Cider House Rules, Shakespeare In Love, Life Is Beautiful (La Vita É Bella), Good Will Hunting, The English Patient, Il Postino (The Postman), Pulp Fiction, The Piano, The Crying Game, and My Left Foot, as well as a Best Picture nomination for The Hours, which was a co-production. The outstanding quality of Miramax’s films under the Weinsteins leadership was represented in the company’s success in the annual Academy Awards race. During Harvey and Bob’s tenure at Miramax and The Weinstein Company, they have received 303 Oscar nominations and won 75 Academy Awards.

The Crying Game (1992) - News 17 January 2017 8:34 AM, PST NEWS 14 December 2016 7:48 AM, PST | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news » In 1999,”Boys Don’t Cry” became the first film to represent transgender masculinity in a believable way. However, at a recent Reed College screening that point was lost on a group of transgender students who showed up to protest it. Visiting filmmaker Kimberly Peirce was greeted with signs declaring “Fuck Your Transphobia,” “You Don’t Fucking Get It,” and “Fuck This Cis White Bitch.” Their beef wasn’t new: The movie portrays the plight of a transgender man, but it doesn’t feature a transgender performer. While this may be a misguided attack on a respected queer filmmaker and vital piece of independent film history, it would be irresponsible to dismiss the complaints outright. Over the 15 years since the film’s release, Peirce has faced criticism for casting cisgender actress Hilary Swank as Brandon Teena, a transgender male.

She’s also been criticized for directing the film as a cisgender lesbian, » - Jude Dry 14 December 2016 7:45 AM, PST | Rollingstone.com | See recent Rolling Stone news » When filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky arrived in West Memphis, Arkansas in June 1993, they came with an agenda: to document what looked like a new wave of alienated youth-turned-murderers. A few months earlier, two 10-year-olds in the U.K. had made headlines when they abducted, tortured and murdered a two-year-old, and now the filmmakers had read about the brutal murders of three eight-year-old boys ostensibly committed by teenage Satanists. It seemed like a trend. "We went down to make a film about guilty teenagers, like a real Rivers Edge, » Production has commenced on Irish famine drama Black 47 starring Hugo Weaving ( Hacksaw Ridge ) and Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent ( Iris ). The eight-week shoot will take place in Connemara, Kildara and Wicklow. Black 47 is directed by Lance Daly , whose previous films include Life’s A Breeze and Kisses .

Daly teamed with Pj Dillon ( Rewind ), Pierce Ryan ( Standby ) and Eugene O’Brien ( The Flag ) to write the screenplay. Set in Ireland during the Great Famine, the drama follows an Irish Ranger named Feeney, who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, as he abandons his post to reunite with his family. Despite experiencing the horrors of war, Feeney is shocked by the famine’s destruction of his homeland and the brutalisation of his people and his family. When Feeney sets on a destructive path to avenge his kin, an ageing British soldier is sent to stop him before » 5 November 2016 2:25 PM, PDT | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news » Exclusive: eOne secures UK/Ire and Australia pre-buy with HanWay for Liam Neeson - Neil Jordan project. Entertainment One (eOne) has swooped on UK/Ire and Australia rights to Liam Neeson drama The Trainer , which is being sold by HanWay Films at the Afm. The hot market project, set to shoot next year, will reteam the Schindler’s List star with his Michael Collins director Neil Jordan ( The Crying Game ).

Additional casting is underway. The deal is one of he most high profile to take place so far at this year’s Afm. In The Trainer Neeson will play John Moore , a premier race horse trainer in the west of Ireland, who becomes beset by tragedy. When a teenage refugee comes into his life the two bond over horse Allabelle. 2 November 2016 9:18 AM, PDT | avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news » After years of focusing on rescuing his fictional family members from bad guys, Liam Neeson is taking yet another step back into the world of prestige drama. Deadline reports that Neeson will star in The Trainer, a new movie from The Crying Game director Neil Jordan . Neeson will play a walled-off man in Ireland whose life is upended by a teenaged refugee named Nadya and a horse. The equine, called Allabelle, “is about to prove that they may all have one race left inside of them,” according to Deadline. Neeson and Jordan have worked together before on films including Breakfast On Pluto and Michael Collins . This year sees Neeson in two non-action roles.

He appears in Martin Scorsese ’s highly anticipated Silence , which follows persecuted priests in Japan, and in A Monster Calls , about a boy who takes lessons from a talking tree monster—yes, Neeson—while his mother dies » - Esther Zuckerman 1 November 2016 11:35 PM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news » Deadline are reporting that Liam Neeson is set to star in Neil Jordan ‘s horse training drama The Trainer. The film is currently in development and will be shopped at the American Film market in Los Angeles this week. The trade blog says that the film sees Liam Neeson stars ‘as John Moore , a premier horse trainer in the west of Ireland who, beset by tragedy, loses everything he cherishes and almost forgets to live. Into his life comes a teenage refugee, Nadya, who has fled her own horrors and now finds herself in a confounding new world. Their only connection to themselves, and ultimately to their own hearts, is a horse called Allabelle, who is about to prove that they may all have one race left inside of them.’ Shooting will kick off in Neeson and Jordan’s native Ireland next summer.

“ Liam Neeson is one of the world’s most beloved actors, » - Paul Heath 1 November 2016 12:09 PM, PDT | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news » HanWay to commence sales on drama from Sully writer at the Afm. Liam Neeson is to star in drama The Trainer for director Neil Jordan ( The Crying Game ). Neeson will play John Moore , a premier race horse trainer in the west of Ireland, who becomes beset by tragedy. When a teenage refugee comes into his life the two bond over horse Allabelle. The film is produced by Arthur Lappin , Todd Komarnicki , Robin Gurland and Gregory O’Connor. Neeson and Jordan previously collaborated on prestige biopic Michael Collins . The film was developed with the support of the Irish Film Board and is set to commence principal photography in Ireland next summer. CAA is arranging financing for the film and represents its domestic distribution rights. HanWay will be introducing the film to buyers at the Afm.

The new look HanWay, whose sales team will be led by Gabrielle » - andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman) 30 October 2016 2:00 AM, PDT | Screen Anarchy | See recent Screen Anarchy news » On Friday the British Film Institute unveiled their upcoming Blu-ray and DVD release slate, and it promises to be a wealth of riches, including the early Scorsese classics Who's That Knocking at my Door ? and Oscar winner Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore coming to Blu-ray in March for the first time anywhere in the world. January sees the dual-format release of El Sur , from Spirit of the Beehive director Victor Erice , and a 2-disc set of Charlie Chaplin : The Essanay Comedies, available in both DVD and Blu-ray editions. Charles Burnett 's The Glass Shield , starring Michael Boatman , Ice Cube and Lori Petty , will also get a dual-format release, rather than the previously announced DVD only. Neil Jordan 's Oscar-winning Ira thriller The Crying Game is rescheduled for...

[Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...] » 13 October 2016 7:30 PM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news » Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent. Metrograph Films from George Cukor and Azazel Jacobs can be seen on Friday. The Disney documentary Oceans plays this Saturday; Allan Dwan ’s The Inside Story screens this Sunday.

A series on voyeurism and surveillance brings Citizenfour, Haroun Farocki’s Prison Images, » - Nick Newman 23 September 2016 9:18 AM, PDT | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news » Rome — Egyptian actor Amr Waked , his country’s biggest international star, has joined the cast of Neil Jordan ’s “ Riviera ” as a French detective investigating the yacht explosion that precipitates the plot of the high-profile TV crime series. Waked, who also played a French cop in Luc Besson ’s “ Lucy ,” will play a detective named Delormes who is “trying to decipher a very complicated case,” the actor said. The show is being produced by London-based Archery Pictures for pan-European pay-tv network Sky. Billionaire Constantine Clios is killed in the explosion, after which his new wife, Georgina, played by Julia Stiles , “is shocked to discover [that] the fortune that maintained his immaculate, ever-so-tasteful lifestyle is tainted with dishonesty, double-dealing, crime, and ultimately murder,” according to Sky’s press notes.

“ Riviera ” is among the flagship titles in the pipeline of Sky’s Sky Atlantic network. The ensemble cast of the series, set amid the sleazy French jet set on the » - Nick Vivarelli 23 September 2016 6:13 AM, PDT | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news » Exclusive: The event has revealed its line-up for 2016. The 20th edition of the UK International Jewish Film Festival (Nov 5 - 20) has revealed its programme, showcasing more than 80 films including world, European and UK premieres. The opening night gala held at the BFI Southbank will be a screening of James Schamus ’s latest film Indignation , which stars Sarah Gadon and Logan Lerman in the story of a working class Jewish student struggling with cultural disaffection and sexual repression in 1950s Ohio.

The line-up of UK premieres includes Maya Zinshtein ’s football documentary Forever Pure , which recently had its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Eran Kolirin ’s Beyond The Mountains And Hills, and Nadav Lapid ’s From The Diary Of A Wedding Photographer, which both premiered at Cannes Film Festival this year. 21 June 2016 10:50 AM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news » Some of the U.K.’s top movie moguls, including the producers behind James Bond pics, Hollywood blockbusters and Oscar-winning films, have urged the British to vote to remain in the European Union in Thursday’s referendum. A letter released Tuesday, signed by more than 20 of the country’s most successful producers, claims that E.U. membership has “helped ensure that the U.K. has the fastest-growing creative industry sector in Europe,” generating $123 billion in 2014. The statement, which is backed by “ Kingsman: The Secret Service ” filmmaker Matthew Vaughn , “ Spectre ’s” Michael G.

Wilson and Barbara Broccoli , and Working Title duo Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner , whose credits include “ The Danish Girl ,” “ The Theory of Everything ” and “Hail, Caesar !,” argues that “being in the E.U. means that our feature films, our television programs and our games can travel far more easily across borders because they are not subject to quotas » - Leo Barraclough 19 June 2016 12:53 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news » “ Finding Dory ” shattered box office records this weekend, setting a new high-water mark for an animated film debut with its $136.2 million opening. The sequel to 2003’s “ Finding Nemo ” succeeded where many followups this summer have failed, nearly doubling the original film’s $70.2 million launch. Its impressive results come amidst fears that the movie business is suffering from “sequelitis,” as one by one spinoffs and fresh installments such as “Alice Through the Looking Glass” and “ X-Men: Apocalypse ” sputter at the box office.

Here are five reasons that Disney and Pixar were able to make a big splash with “ Finding Dory .” 1.) Pixar is the Movie Business’ Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval Over the course of 17 films, Pixar has established a reputation for excellence that is nearly unparalleled. Perhaps only Miramax during its ’90s heyday rivals the Pixar association with quality films, and its run of “ Pulp Fiction ,” “ The English Patient ” and “ The Crying Game » - Brent Lang 25 May 2016 5:00 AM, PDT | CriterionCast | See recent CriterionCast news » In this episode of Off The Shelf, Ryan and Brian take a look at the new DVD and Blu-ray releases for Tuesday, May 24th 2016. Subscribe in iTunes or RSS.

Follow-Up Keaton shorts collection Bill & Ted News Warner Archive: Unsinkable Molly Brown , They Were Expendable , She Wore a Yellow Ribbon , Victor / Victoria Kino Lorber : I Wake Up Screaming ,Battle of the Sexes, Fritz Lang ’s Western Union , Destiny Grindhouse Releasing: Fulci’s A Cat in the Brain Disney Movie Club: The Boatniks Signal One upcoming releases Universal: Patch Adams BFI: Carmen Jones (Released by Fox in the Us), The Crying Game , Cry of the City (Coming in September from Kino in the Us) Kickstarter: RoboDoc Links to Amazon 54 Director’s Cut Buster Keaton : The Shorts Collection 1917–1923 The Chase Devlin (1974): The Complete Series French Postcards Iphigenia Killer Dames: Two Gothic Chillers King & Four Queens Manhunter A Married Woman Mystery Science Theater 3000 » - Ryan Gallagher Miranda Richardson and Clancy Brown have joined Jake Gyllenhaal and Tatiana Maslany in Lionsgate’s Boston Marathon bombing movie “ Stronger ,” with production starting this week in Boston.

Gyllenhaal stars as Jeff Bauman , while Maslany plays his girlfriend Erin Hurley. Brown (“Hail, Caesar!”) will portray Bauman’s father. The film is a production of Lionsgate’s Summit Entertainment label, Mandeville Films , Bold Films and Nine Stories. It’s Gyllenhaal’s first production under his Nine Stories banner. Inspired by a true story and based on the New York Times bestseller, Gyllenhaal stars as the working-class Boston man whose iconic photo from the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing gained worldwide notice. Bauman was waiting for his girlfriend at the finish line of the marathon when two pressure-cooker bombs exploded, killing three people and injuring more than 260 others. When Bauman awoke the next day after surgeries and realized he could not speak, he asked for » - Dave McNary 19 March 2016 12:05 AM, PDT | Trailers from Hell | See recent Trailers from Hell news » On the centennial of the Easter Uprising and just a few days past St.

Patrick's Day, Whv present's Neil Jordan 's biopic epic of Ireland's most beloved patriotic hero -- a militant who stood up to the English occupiers. It's the role that should have cemented Liam Neeson 's stardom. Michael Collins Blu-ray The Warner Archive Collection 1996 / Color / 1:78 widescreen / 132 min. / Street Date March 22, 2016 / available through the WBshop / 21.99 Starring Liam Neeson , Aidan Quinn , Julia Roberts , Alan Rickman , Stephen Rea , Brendan Gleeson , Charles Dance , Jonathan Rhys Myers , Ian McElhinney . Cinematography Chris Menges Film Editors J. Patrick Duffner , Tony Lawson Original Music Elliott Goldenthal Produced by Stephen Wooley Written and Directed by Neil Jordan Reviewed by Glenn Erickson Irish politics must be in ascendance, as this St. Patrick's Day Warner Bros. has bumped its Irish patriot biopic up to Blu-ray status. A DVD of it came out only a year before.

It's » - Glenn Erickson 2 March 2016 2:26 PM, PST | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news » Miramax has been bought by Doha's Al Jazeera Network spin-off beIN Media Group, which acquired the indie left behind by its founders, Bob and Harvey Weinstein , when they left Disney in 2005 to start anew. Disney sold the company and its rich library of 700 titles with such Oscar winners as ' Pulp Fiction ," “ The English Patient ,” “ No Country for Old Men ,” "Chicago" and " The Crying Game " for $660 million in 2010. Now the consortium of investors that bought Miramax , led by Qatar Investment Authority and Colony Capital, have turned the company over to a new owner. At the beginning Miramax was determined to maximize the value of the library, but in recent years under executive Zanne Devine they have returned to production. She says that Miramax projects like Kevin Hart comedy hit " The Wedding Ringer " ( Screen Gems ) and " Mr. Holmes ," the Ian McKellen Roadshow Attractions specialty breakout, will continue.

Four films in the » - Anne Thompson Miramax Sold to BeIn Media Group | Hollywood Reporter Miramax Sold to BeIN Media Group 12:33 PM PST 3/2/2016 by Gregg Kilday Miramax Films/Courtesy Everett Collection Miramax's library of more than 700 films, including 'Pulp Fiction,' were sold. Qatar Investment Authority and Colony Capital have sold their shares in the company, originally founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein. Miramax and that company’s library over more than 700 films have been sold to The BeIN Media Group, the two companies announced Wednesday. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Shareholders selling their stake in Miramax included Qatar Investment Authority and Colony Capital. BeIN, which was founded in 2014, is headquartered in Doha, Qatar, and has holdings in sports and entertainment programming, including the BeIN Sports network and the BeIn Movies channels. Miramax's current executive team, headed by CEO Steve Schoch, are expected to remain in place under the new owners.

The legendary independent film company, which was founded in 1979 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein and built its reputation with films like Sex, Lies and Videotape, The Crying Game and Pulp Fiction, was acquired by the Walt Disney Company in 1993. The Weinsteins themselves left the company in 2005, and in 2010, it was sold for $660 million to an investment group that included Colony and Qatar. Headed by Colony's Tom Barrack, the current incarnation of Miramax hired Morgan Stanley and began looking for a buyer last fall. In announcing the sale, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, chairman and CEO of BeIN Media Group, said, "As part of BeIN Media Group, we will support Miramax in continuing to build the exciting platform. We very much look forward to working with the Miramax team." Barrack added, "By riding the secular wave into online streaming, we successfully returned our partners' capital many times over and safeguarded the passion, dedication and hard work of the library's true artistic masters.

Colony has done its job in repositioning the company to independent prominence and profitability as not only a library but a renowned producer of independent film and television. Our sale to BeIN will provide not only stewardship for these irreplaceable films, but a best of class strategic owner focused on expansion of production and the betterment of the Miramax brand." Miramax currently has plans to invest in or co-distribute such upcoming films as Bad Santa 2, Bridget Jones's Baby, Southside With You and The 9th Life of Louis Drax, as well as the TV series From Dusk to Dawn. Irell & Manella represented Miramax in the transaction, with Sullivan & Cromwell representing the holding company and Latham & Watkins repping BeIN.

PGA HONORS BOB AND HARVEY WEINSTEIN - Producers Guild of America PGA HONORS BOB AND HARVEY WEINSTEIN Monday, July 23, 2012 Share | THE PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA HONORS BOB AND HARVEY WEINSTEIN WITH THE 2013 MILESTONE AWARD LOS ANGELES, CA (July 23, 2012) – The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today that legendary filmmakers Bob and Harvey Weinstein, co-founders and Co-Chairmen of The Weinstein Company, will be honored with the 2013 Milestone Award. The award will be presented to the Weinsteins at the 24th Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The Milestone Award is the Guild’s highest honor recognizing an individual or team who has made historic contributions to the entertainment industry.

In the past, the Producers Guild has paid tribute to such industry leaders as Clint Eastwood, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Steven Spielberg, Walt Disney, James Cameron, Ron Meyer and last year’s 2012 recipient Leslie Moonves, among others. "Beginning in the late 1970s with Miramax Films and continuing through today with The Weinstein Company, Bob and Harvey consistently seek out, nurture and help bring audiences the stories that others are often afraid to tell,” said Producers Guild National Board member and Awards Chair Michael De Luca (MONEYBALL, THE SOCIAL NETWORK). "Their passionate regard for the spectacular diversity and resolve of the human spirit has brought us such iconic and award-winning films as THE CRYING GAME, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, PULP FICTION, THE ENGLISH PATIENT, GOOD WILL HUNTING, THE KING’S SPEECH and most recently, THE ARTIST and the courageous documentary, BULLY.

Bob and Harvey’s brave dedication to emerging producers and other storytellers has virtually redefined the term ‘independent film,’ making it possible for some of our culture’s most vital stories to break out from the shadows of smaller arthouse theaters into the bright light of large multiplexes around the globe. We salute them for their contributions to our industry, and we are so proud to recognize them with the Guild’s highest honor.” "We couldn’t be more thankful to our fellow producers and the many predecessors who’ve inspired us and guided the independent film world to its present state,” said Bob and Harvey Weinstein. "It is easy to be dedicated to something you love. Without our peers who’ve joined us in taking chances on the first time director or the unknown talent, and without the curious audiences who take chances on the movie with subtitles or better yet, no sound or color, we wouldn’t be where we are today. We’re deeply honored and humbled for this recognition from the Producers Guild of America for our life’s work.” Bob Weinstein, Co-Chairman, The Weinstein Company & Dimension Films On October 1st, 2005, Bob and Harvey Weinstein officially launched their new multi-media company, The Weinstein Company.

Dimension Films, the genre label founded by Bob in 1993 while at Miramax Films, is included under The Weinstein Company banner. Dimension Films is committed to producing science fiction, thriller, action, family and horror films. Dimension releases include Wes Craven’s SCREAM franchise, the hilarious SCARY MOVIE franchise, Golden Globe nominated BAD SANTA, Robert Rodriguez’s successful SPY KIDS series, THE OTHERS, for which Dimension received its first ever Oscar nomination, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s FROM DUSK TILL DAWN and such genre hits as PIRANHA 3D, THE ROAD, GRINDHOUSE, HALLOWEEN, 1408 and SIN CITY. Harvey Weinstein, Co-Chairman, The Weinstein Company Harvey Weinstein launched The Weinstein Company, a multi-media company, with his brother Bob on October 1st, 2005.

Since its launch, TWC and Dimension Films have also released such films as: GRINDHOUSE, 1408, I’M NOT THERE, THE MIST, THE GREAT DEBATERS, VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA, THE READER, THE ROAD, CLERKS II, FACTORY GIRL, HALLOWEEN, A SINGLE MAN, THE TILLMAN STORY, PIRANHA 3D, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS, BLUE VALENTINE, last year’s Academy Award ® winner for Best Picture, THE KING’S SPEECH, and this year’s Academy Award ® winner for Best Picture, THE ARTIST. Harvey Weinstein founded Miramax Films in 1979 with his brother Bob, naming the company after their parents, Miriam and Max.

Under Harvey and Bob’s leadership, Miramax Films released some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful independent feature films, including sixteen Best Picture nominations over a span of sixteen years: THE AVIATOR, FINDING NEVERLAND, CHICAGO, GANGS OF NEW YORK, IN THE BEDROOM, CHOCOLAT, THE CIDER HOUSE RULES, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (LA VITA É BELLA), GOOD WILL HUNTING, THE ENGLISH PATIENT, IL POSTINO (THE POSTMAN), PULP FICTION, THE PIANO, THE CRYING GAME, and MY LEFT FOOT, as wellas a Best Picture nomination for THE HOURS, which was a co-production. The outstanding quality of Miramax's films under the Weinsteins’ leadership was represented in the company's success in the annual Academy Awards race. During Harvey and Bob’s tenure at Miramax and The Weinstein Company, they have received 303 Oscar nominations and won 75 Academy Awards.

About the Producers Guild of America The Producers Guild of America is the non-profit trade group that represents, protects and promotes the interests of all members of the producing team in film, television and new media. The PGA has over 5,000 members who work together to protect and improve their careers, the industry and community by providing members health benefits, employment opportunities, the creation of fair and impartial standards for the awarding of producing credits, as well as other education and advocacy efforts such as promoting sustainable production practices. Visit and for more information. Miramax Sold to BeIN Media Group Miramax Sold to BeIN Media Group Pin it Share Miramax and that company’s library over more than 700 films have been sold to The BeIN Media Group, the two companies announced Wednesday. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Shareholders selling their stake in Miramax included Qatar Investment Authority and Colony Capital. BeIN, which was founded in 2014, is headquartered in Doha, Qatar, and has holdings in sports and entertainment programming, including the BeIN Sports network and the BeIn Movies channels. Miramax's current executive team, headed by CEO Steve Schoch, are expected to remain in place under the new owners.

The legendary independent film company, which was founded in 1979 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein and built its reputation with films like Sex, Lies and Videotape, The Crying Game and Pulp Fiction, was acquired by the Walt Disney Company in 1993. The Weinsteins themselves left the company in 2005, and in 2010, it was sold for $660 million to an investment group that included Colony and Qatar. Headed by Colony's Tom Barrack, the current incarnation of Miramax hired Morgan Stanley and began looking for a buyer last fall. In announcing the sale, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, chairman and CEO of BeIN Media Group, said, "As part of BeIN Media Group, we will support Miramax in continuing to build the exciting platform. We very much look forward to working with the Miramax team." Barrack added, "By riding the secular wave into online streaming, we successfully returned our partners' capital many times over and safeguarded the passion, dedication and hard work of the library's true artistic masters.

Colony has done its job in repositioning the company to independent prominence and profitability as not only a library but a renowned producer of independent film and television. Our sale to BeIN will provide not only stewardship for these irreplaceable films, but a best of class strategic owner focused on expansion of production and the betterment of the Miramax brand." Miramax currently has plans to invest in or co-distribute such upcoming films as Bad Santa 2, Bridget Jones's Baby, Southside With You and The 9th Life of Louis Drax, as well as the TV series From Dusk to Dawn. Irell & Manella represented Miramax in the transaction, with Sullivan & Cromwell representing the holding company and Latham & Watkins repping BeIN. Harvey Weinstein Celebrity Profile, News, Gossip & Photos - AskMen AskMen Messages You have no messages Notifications You have no notifications Harvey Weinstein Harvey Weinstein Motion picture producer and studio chairman Harvey Weinstein cofounded Miramax Films with his brother Bob in the late 1970s to distribute independent movies that major studios deemed uncommercial.

Miramax was purchased by Disney in 1993, and the brothers Weinstein eventually left the studio they founded to set up The Weinstein Company in 2005. Appeal Harvey Weinstein may have received some flak for having reedited a number of foreign films that he purchased during his career, but he is nonetheless regarded for having some taste, despite being a Hollywood studio mogul. He's a pretty hefty guy who looks like he could be the butcher at your local grocer, so that artsy taste of his must have played a significant role in successfully wooing his second wife, fashion designer Georgina Chapman , who's 24 years his junior and gorgeous enough to be a high-priced fashion model. His success as a wealthy Oscar-winning movie producer probably didn't hurt his chances with her either. Success Harvey Weinstein's passion for independent American and foreign films dates back to his teens, and he's parlayed his life-long devotion to the art of cinema into a very lucrative career. He's become one of the most influential U.S. studio heads ever, as The Miramax Film Corporation is regarded as perhaps the most successful independent film studio in history.

He and his brother built their reputation on a succession of acclaimed arthouse-style films such as sex, lies and videotape, and Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! during the late 1980s before breaking big with Pulp Fiction in 1994, the highest-grossing independent film of all time. In 1996, he and Bob shared the BAFTA/LA Britannia Award for Excellence in Film, while in 1999 he won a Best Picture Oscar and BAFTA as producer of Shakespeare in Love. Some other titles that have his golden touch on them include The English Patient, Scream, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Chicago, which earned over $170 million in the U.S. alone. He's also won seven Tony Awards for producing a range of plays and musicals. Harvey Weinstein Biography Harvey Weinstein was born on March 19, 1952, in Flushing, Queens, New York. He entered the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1969, around the time he and friend Corky Burger started up Harvey & Corky Productions, a rock concert promotion company.

By the mid '70s, he and younger brother Bob had acquired a run-down theater in Buffalo, where they presented rock bands as well as bizarre B-movies. The venture proved profitable enough for the Weinstein brothers to further indulge their passion for cinema, as they co-founded their own independent movie distribution and production company, Miramax Films, in 1979. 1980's Rockshow, Miramax's first release, was a concert film featuring highlights from Paul McCartney 's 1976 American tour, while 1981's The Burning, a slasher flick set at a summer camp, was produced and coscripted by Harvey Weinstein. In addition to becoming Miramax's first commercial success, 1982's The Secret Policeman's Other Ball, a compilation of benefit performances held in London for Amnesty International, also helped raise the human rights organization's profile stateside. harvey weinstein scores his first major hit In 1988, Harvey Weinstein and Miramax landed their first major success with the release of The Thin Blue Line, a documentary that recounts the true story of a wrongfully convicted death row inmate.

Publicity from the film helped win convict Randall Adams his release, and put Miramax on the map. By 1989, Harvey Weinstein's company had emerged as the most profitable independent studio in the U.S. thanks to releases such as Pedro Almodovar's Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, Oscar winners My Left Foot and Pelle the Conqueror, and Steven Soderbergh 's sex, lies, and videotape, which grossed $25 million at the box office. With an executive producer credit on films such as Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991) and The Crying Game (1992), Harvey Weinstein's stock in Hollywood was on the rise during the early 1990s. In 1993, he and his brother agreed to an offer of $70 million from the Walt Disney Company for ownership of their studio. The Weinsteins would continue to head Miramax for another dozen years, as their company's successes continued with releases such as Clerks, Il Postino, and Quentin Tarantino 's Pulp Fiction, the studio's first bona fide blockbuster.

harvey weinstein earns his first oscar In 1999, Harvey Weinstein won an Oscar as coproducer of Shakespeare in Love, and he collected an additional Academy Award and Golden Globe for the musical Chicago in 2003. In 2005, the Weinstein brothers left Miramax to form The Weinstein Company, which has released Oscar-nominated pictures such as Transamerica, Mrs. Henderson Presents and 2008's The Reader. Inglourious Basterds, directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Brad Pitt and Melanie Laurent , made its debut at Cannes in May 2009. The World War II-set drama, executive produced by Weinstein, went on to receive eight Academy Award nominations. Show comments Bob Weinstein - News NEWS Bob Weinstein More at IMDbPro » Connect with IMDb Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein (Courtesy: Mark Von Holden/ Getty Images ) By: Carson Blackwelder Managing Editor Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein have been fixtures in the film biz for decades and have produced some of the biggest movies that have hit the big screen.

And when it comes to Oscars — particularly the best picture category — they’ve amassed numerous nominations and wins, from their time at Miramax to The Weinstein Company, with Lion poised to be the 27th to-date. Lion is up against some big threats in the best picture category at the 2017 Oscars, but The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg — this site’s namesake — lists it as a frontrunner. Other films in contention include La La Land , Moonlight, Manchester by the Sea , Hell or High Water , Hacksaw Ridge , Fences, Hidden Figures , Arrival, and Sully. If nominated, Lion — directed by Garth Davis and features the likes of Dev Patel and » - Carson Blackwelder Harvey & Bob Weinstein To Receive Producers Guild Milestone Award | Deadline Harvey & Bob Weinstein To Receive Producers Guild Milestone Award The Weinstein Company LOS ANGELES, CA (July 23, 2012) – The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today that legendary filmmakers Bob and Harvey Weinstein , co-founders and Co-Chairmen of The Weinstein Company , will be honored with the 2013 Milestone Award.

The award will be presented to the Weinsteins at the 24th Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The Milestone Award is the Guild’s highest honor recognizing an individual or team who has made historic contributions to the entertainment industry. In the past, the Producers Guild has paid tribute to such industry leaders as Clint Eastwood, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Steven Spielberg, Walt Disney, James Cameron, Ron Meyer and last year’s 2012 recipient Leslie Moonves, among others. “Beginning in the late 1970s with Miramax Films and continuing through today with The Weinstein Company, Bob and Harvey consistently seek out, nurture and help bring audiences the stories that others are often afraid to tell,” said Producers Guild National Board member and Awards Chair Michael De Luca (MONEYBALL, THE SOCIAL NETWORK).

“Their passionate regard for the spectacular diversity and resolve of the human spirit has brought us such iconic and award-winning films as THE CRYING GAME, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, PULP FICTION, THE ENGLISH PATIENT, GOOD WILL HUNTING, THE KING’S SPEECH and most recently, THE ARTIST and the courageous documentary, BULLY. Bob and Harvey’s brave dedication to emerging producers and other storytellers has virtually redefined the term ‘independent film,’ making it possible for some of our culture’s most vital stories to break out from the shadows of smaller arthouse theaters into the bright light of large multiplexes around the globe. We salute them for their contributions to our industry, and we are so proud to recognize them with the Guild’s highest honor.” “We couldn’t be more thankful to our fellow producers and the many predecessors who’ve inspired us and guided the independent film world to its present state,” said Bob and Harvey Weinstein. “It is easy to be dedicated to something you love.

Without our peers who’ve joined us in taking chances on the first time director or the unknown talent, and without the curious audiences who take chances on the movie with subtitles or better yet, no sound or color, we wouldn’t be where we are today. We’re deeply honored and humbled for this recognition from the Producers Guild of America for our life’s work.” Bob Weinstein , Co-Chairman, The Weinstein Company & Dimension Films On October 1st, 2005, Bob and Harvey Weinstein officially launched their new multi-media company, The Weinstein Company. Dimension Films, the genre label founded by Bob in 1993 while at Miramax Films, is included under The Weinstein Company banner. Dimension Films is committed to producing science fiction, thriller, action, family and horror films.

Dimension releases include Wes Craven’s SCREAM franchise, the hilarious SCARY MOVIE franchise, Golden Globe nominated BAD SANTA, Robert Rodriguez’s successful SPY KIDS series, THE OTHERS, for which Dimension received its first ever Oscar nomination, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s FROM DUSK TILL DAWN and such genre hits as PIRANHA 3D, THE ROAD, GRINDHOUSE, HALLOWEEN, 1408 and SIN CITY. Harvey Weinstein, Co-Chairman, The Weinstein Company Harvey Weinstein launched The Weinstein Company, a multi-media company, with his brother Bob on October 1st, 2005.

Since its launch, TWC and Dimension Films have also released such films as: GRINDHOUSE, 1408, I’M NOT THERE, THE MIST, THE GREAT DEBATERS, VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA, THE READER, THE ROAD, CLERKS II, FACTORY GIRL, HALLOWEEN, A SINGLE MAN, THE TILLMAN STORY, PIRANHA 3D, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS, BLUE VALENTINE, last year’s Academy Award ® winner for Best Picture, THE KING’S SPEECH, and this year’s Academy Award ® winner for Best Picture, THE ARTIST. Harvey Weinstein founded Miramax Films in 1979 with his brother Bob, naming the company after their parents, Miriam and Max.

Under Harvey and Bob’s leadership, Miramax Films released some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful independent feature films, including sixteen Best Picture nominations over a span of sixteen years: THE AVIATOR, FINDING NEVERLAND, CHICAGO, GANGS OF NEW YORK, IN THE BEDROOM, CHOCOLAT, THE CIDER HOUSE RULES, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (LA VITA É BELLA), GOOD WILL HUNTING, THE ENGLISH PATIENT, IL POSTINO (THE POSTMAN), PULP FICTION, THE PIANO, THE CRYING GAME, and MY LEFT FOOT, as well as a Best Picture nomination for THE HOURS, which was a co-production. The outstanding quality of Miramax’s films under the Weinsteins’ leadership was represented in the company’s success in the annual Academy Awards race. During Harvey and Bob’s tenure at Miramax and The Weinstein Company, they have received 303 Oscar nominations and won 75 Academy Awards.

Question: Responsible for such films as 'Pulp Fiction' and 'The Crying Game', which film Production Company was founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 1979?
Answer: MIRAMAX